air defense
Anti-aircraft military systems
Air defense refers to military measures designed to detect, intercept, and destroy enemy aircraft, missiles, or other airborne threats.
It encompasses radar systems, surface-to-air missiles, anti-aircraft guns, and fighter aircraft working in coordination: The country strengthened its air defense after the drone attacks.
Also spelled air defence in British English.
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
- shoot downattack from below
- radarRadio-wave object detection
- fighter jetsArmed military aircraft
- anti-aircraftWeapons targeting airborne threats
Iron Dome · flak · radar systems · Battle of Britain · ballistic missile · interceptor · AWACS · ground control · patriot · countermeasures · threat assessment · incoming · artillery · battery · command center · surveillance · scramble · alert
- Military HardwareMirage, frigate, destroyer, submarine, howitzer
- Air Forceflying officer, squadron leader, wing commander, group captain, F-15
- countermeasurescountermeasures, chaff, flares, decoys, jammers
- Air ForcesLuftwaffe, RAF, squadrons, airmen, fighter jets
- defensedefending, protecting, protection, security, safety
- Military Affairsmilitary, War Department, military policy, military budget, military branches
air defenseair attack
Offensive from aircraft
air strike · aerial bombardment · strategic bombing · air assault · close air support
air defensenaval defense
Protection of maritime forces
coastal defense · cyber defense · perimeter defense · border defense · missile defense
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